Lake County detectives bust meth lab in Eustis

arrest two men

October 16, 2011|Orlando Sentinel

EUSTIS — Two men remain in the Lake County Jail facing drug charges after sheriff's detectives discovered a meth lab earlier this month inside a home on Grand Terrace Drive, according to authorities. Nicholas Ray Ciceri, 36, and Richard Mark Sprague, 52, are charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. After receiving information about illegal drug activity at the home and armed with a search warrant, detectives raided the home Oct. 3, according to reports. They found a variety of chemicals and other items that are commonly used to make methamphetamine, authorities said. Detectives also found more than 200 grams of meth oil, marijuana and other drug-making items. A woman who said she was Ciceri's girlfriend told detectives that she was physically abused by him and that he forced her to buy decongestants to use to make meth.